Det var berettiget at bortvise en postdoc ansat på Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademis Billedkunstskoler for at skubbe en gipsbuste af Frederik den 5. i Københavns Havn.
På dybt vand – selvstændigt erhvervsdrivende eller lønmodtager?
101 dykkere kunne i skatteretlig henseende ikke anses for selvstændigt erhvervsdrivende og blev derfor anset for lønmodtagere. Virksomheden burde derfor have indeholdt skat og hæftede for den ikke-indeholdte skat.
Positiv forskelsbehandling på afveje
Det var i strid med ligebehandlingsloven at målrette et arrangement til kvindelige studerende, da arrangementet havde karakter af rekruttering.
Kønsmæssig sammensætning af ledelsen – opdateret vejledning
Erhvervsstyrelsen har udgivet en opdateret vejledning om måltal og politikker for den kønsmæssige sammensætning af ledelsen og for rapportering herom.
Ius Laboris-webinarer – indsigtsanmodninger og krigen i Ukraine
I den kommende tid afholder vores internationale alliance, Ius Laboris, to webinarer om henholdsvis indsigtsanmodninger og krigen i Ukraine.
Ni afskedigelser, seks genansættelser og tre arkitekter på barsel
Det udgjorde ikke forskelsbehandling at afskedige tre gravide/barslende medarbejdere, men det udgjorde forskelsbehandling ikke at tilbyde dem genansættelse.
Den gravide gartner
En gravid gartner kunne ikke begrunde sit fravær med arbejdets særligt belastende karakter.
En fjendtlig opsigelse
Det var udtryk for en organisationsfjendtlig handling at afskedige en medarbejder, der havde medvirket til at arrangere et valg af en tillidsrepræsentant.
Ekstra frihed udløste ikke ugyldighed
Aftaler om variabel arbejdstid var ikke ugyldige, selvom medarbejderne i gennemsnit arbejdede under normalarbejdstiden set over aftaleperioden.
Omklædning – den må du klare i fritiden
En arbejdsgiver fik medhold i, at en række opgaver, bl.a. omklædning, som blev udført før og efter en vagt, ikke kunne forlanges vederlagt ud over lønnen for den normale arbejdstid.
Reference register – no objections
According to the assessment of the Data Protection Agency, there were no grounds for the Agency to initiate a case against a municipality based on the establishment of a reference register.
Adjustments to the Gender Equality Act to ease administration in the public sector – bill sent out for consultation
A draft bill that proposes to abolish gender equality statements and to simplify rules on the gender composition on boards of directors has been sent out for consultation. The new rules are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2025.
Registration of working hours: changes to the Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work
The Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work have been amended in light of the new rules on registration of working hours.
Non-competition clause was forfeited
An employer could not obtain an injunction against a former employee performing consultancy work for a competitor. The district court found that the employer had forfeited the opportunity to enforce the non-competition clause, and the high court dismissed the appeal because the restricted period had expired.
Employment or favour for a friend? Judgment by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has established that the concept of ”employment” in the Aliens Act must be interpreted very broadly. A bicycle dealer was fined DKK 10,000 because one of his friends who did not have a work permit had helped him carry a few bikes into the bike shop.
Reason for dismissal was off the mark
An employer’s wish to help a dismissed employee by giving an incorrect dismissal reason in the termination letter could not lead to the principle of equal treatment not being breached.
Registration of working hours – changes to the Executive Order on Rest Periods etc. submitted for consultation
Draft amendments to the Executive Order on Rest Periods and the Executive Order on Systematic Working Environment Work have been submitted for consultation. Among other things, it is proposed to align the exemption for the so-called self-organisers.
Extended leave for twin parents – bill adopted
The Parliament has adopted the bill implementing the political agreement on 13 weeks of additional leave with parental benefits for twin parents and adoptive parents.
In, or not in, fertility treatment?
An employee who was planning to undergo fertility treatment but had not yet started the treatment was not covered by the special protection against dismissal in the Equal Treatment Act.
No collective agreement, no shop steward – judgment by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld the Eastern High Court’s ruling establishing that a shop steward’s function ended at the time of a business transfer because the transferee had renounced the collective agreement.